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FG Paid Zero Subsidy On Petrol In January, Says Kachikwu, Announces End Of Crude Oil Swap Deal

BEVERLY HILLS, February 02, (THEWILL) – Nigeria did not pay subsidy on imported petroleum products for the month of January 2016 and has thus formally ended the controversial programme that was marred by fraud and irregularities. The Minister of State...

Explosions Rock Five Buildings In Benin

Explosion on Tuesday rocked about five residential buildings on Zomi-Zomi Street at the Upper Sakponba axis of Benin City the capital of Edo State. Although no live was lost in the incident, which occurred in the afternoon, some occupants of...

Internal Issues Hamper Ogoniland Clean-Up

BEVERLY HILLS, February 02, (THEWILL) – Efforts by the Federal Government to kick-start the clean-up and environmental restoration of Ogoniland may have suffered a major setback due to internal issues, seven months after the presidential directive. President Muhammadu Buhari had...

Biafran Agitators Hijack Merchant Ship, Demand Nnamdi Kanu’s Release

SAN FRANCISCO, February 02, (THEWILL) – Nigerian separatists have hijacked a merchant ship and threatened to blow it up with its foreign crew if authorities do not release a detained leader agitating for a breakaway state of Biafra, military...

Ojukwu’s Property Trial: Am His Only Wife, Bianca Tells Court

SAN FRANCISCO, February 02, (THEWILL) – Bianca Ojukwu, widow of the late Ikemba of Nnewi, Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu has told an Igbosere high court, Lagos, that she is the only legal wife of the deceased. She said this during the...

Anti-Terrorism Fight: Dogara Assures Armed Forces Of Adequate Funding

SAN FRANCISCO, February 02, (THEWILL) – Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has pledged the National Assembly's commitment towards ensuring provision of all necessary support in terms of funding to the Armed Forces to prosecute the ongoing...

Guinness Nigeria Appoints Omobola Johnson As Non-Executive Director

SAN FRANCISCO, February 02, (THEWILL) – Guinness Nigeria Plc has appointed Omobola Johnson, former Minister of Communication Technology, as a non-executive director of the company. An experienced ICT policy professional, Johnson brings to the board over 30 years of experience...

Banks To Pay $10m To Operate In FTZs – CBN

SAN FRANCISCO, February 02, (THEWILL) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has maintained that deposit money banks or any enterprise that wants to carry on banking business in Nigeria’s Free Trade Zones (FTZs) are required to pay a...

Improve Your CSR In Communities – Wike Tells Agip

BEVERLY HILLS, February 02, (THEWILL) – Nyesom Wike, Governor, Rivers State, has asked Italian oil firm, Agip, known as Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC), to improve its corporate social responsibility (CSR) in its host communities, where reported cases of...

Nollywood Actress, Ruth Eze Says Genevieve Nnaji Makes Her “Wet”

BEVERLY HILLS, February 02, (THEWILL) – Nollywood actress, Ruth Eze has raised eyebrows with her confession about fellow actress, Genevieve Nnaji. In a recent interview with The Sun, the actress who admitted to being neither gay nor bi-sexual, a trend...